عُيشُناour life كُلُّهall of it خُدَعdeceptions
عُيشُنا كُلُّه خُدَع
فدعso leave اللَّومَreproach عنكَaway from you دعleave
فدع اللَّومَ عنكَ دع
Our life is all deception.
All our life is but deception,
So put reproach aside—leave it aside.
So cease your blaming, cease!
أناI كاللّيثlike the lion واللَّيوand the lions (continued next line)
أنا كاللّيث واللَّيو
ثُcompletion of 'lions' بأرساغِهاin their wrist joints فَدعcrookedness
ثُ بأرساغِها فَدع
I am like the lion, and lions
I am like a lion in the thickets,
have crooked wrist joints.
So leave me be in peace.
ولهاand they have الأَوجُهthe faces الشّتيhideous (continued next line)
ولها الأَوجُه الشّتي
مةُcompletion of 'hideous' منwhoever يَلقَهاmeets them يُرَعis terrified
مةُ من يَلقَها يُرَع
And they have hideous faces;
And she has cheeks so rosy red,
whoever meets them is terrified.
Whoever sees her is struck with dread.
أيّwhat حُسنbeauty لمارنfor a nose-tip
أيّ حُسن لمارن
بيدby the hand of الذلّhumiliation يُجتَدعis cut off
بيد الذلّ يُجتَدع
What beauty has a nose-tip
What use is beauty in the hand
cut off by the hand of humiliation?
Of abject poverty outspread?
أناI كالسَّيفlike the sword حَدُّهits edge
أنا كالسَّيف حَدُّه
لاnot يُباليcares بماabout what وقعhappened
لا يُبالي بما وقع
I am like the sword: its edge
I am like a sword, my blade so keen
cares not what happens.
Caring not what blood is seen.
إنماonly الحُسنbeauty للمَهاfor the oryx (continued next line)
إنما الحُسن للمَها
ةِcompletion of 'oryx' وللظّبيand for the gazelle يالكعyou fool
ةِ وللظّبي يالكع
Beauty is only for the oryx
Beauty belongs to the gazelle
and for the gazelle, you fool.
And to the antelope serene.
Sol 6.1